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Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire

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  • Original object type: Artefact
  • Title: Survey of English Dialects recording in Read, Lancashire
  • Description:

    [Side 1] Jim outlines typical year in sheep farming, incl. details of 'tupping' time [= mating time], use of 'raddle' [= red dye used to brand sheep], lambing time, 'provand' [= fodder], sale of fat lambs, hill grazing at 'backend' [= autumn], 'clipping' time [= shearing time] and selling wool in Clitheroe. [Side 2] Jim tells anecdote about April Fool's Day trick he played on local farmer.

  • Date range: 05 Mar 1954
  • Date: 1954
  • Depositing User: - libemu
  • Date Deposited: 06 Oct 2023 23:11
  • Last Modified: 06 Oct 2023 23:12